Scorpio Gold (SGN.V) received the second deferred payment from the previously completed sale of its wholly-owned unit, Mineral Ridge Gold LLC (MRG), to an arm's length purchaser, the company said on Tuesday.
The aggregate consideration for the sale of MRG totalled US$7.5 million, of which US$1.5 million was placed into escrow as an indemnification holdback, to be released in two equal tranches on the three-month and nine-month anniversaries of closing, it added.
The company confirmed all conditions for the second scheduled release have been satisfied and that US$750,000, representing 50% of the escrowed funds, has now been released from escrow and paid to Scorpio Gold.
The US$1.5 million indemnification holdback, with this second release, has now been fully released from escrow. The company expects to receive the final US$1 million payment on the 12-month anniversary of closing.
Shares of the company closed up 1.5% to $0.34 on Monday on the TSX Venture Exchange and were at last look up another near 6% to $0.36.
Price: $0.36, Change: $+0.02, Percent Change: +4.41%